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This open textbook is being utilized in a course on Ancient Egyptian Art for undergraduate students by Kate Liszka at California State University San Bernardino. Instead of assigning an expensive textbook, students read a series of articles written by professional on each topic.  This approach allows for all of the course readings to be free and accessible to the students, and to read in depth information written by an expert.  The benefit is that the instructor can teach the course thematically (instead of chronologically, which the standard that textbooks adhere to).  Lectures tie together the various articles and help students extract and understand main themes that they can then apply to their own understanding of art.  Students access the free readings through Blackboard.